Journal article
Acute purulent pericarditis treated conservatively with intrapericardial fibrinolysis and intrapericardial and systemic antibiotics
Proceedings - Baylor University. Medical Center, Vol.34(4), pp.498-499
07/04/2021
DOI: 10.1080/08998280.2021.1889297
PMCID: PMC8224196
PMID: 34219937
Abstract
Purulent pericarditis is rare, and the mortality rate is very high. Conservative management consists of pericardial drainage and antibiotic therapy. We report a case of purulent pericarditis on top of chest infection in a man presenting with dyspnea, productive cough, fever, and hypotension. Echocardiography revealed a large pericardial effusion with signs of tamponade. He was treated with pericardiocentesis along with intrapericardial fibrinolysis with streptokinase and intrapericardial and systemic antibiotics. A year later, there was no sign of constriction.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Acute purulent pericarditis treated conservatively with intrapericardial fibrinolysis and intrapericardial and systemic antibiotics
- Creators
- Mahmoud Abdelnabi - Alexandria UniversityAbdallah Almaghraby - Alexandria UniversityYehia Saleh - Houston MethodistAlyaa El Sayed - Alexandria UniversityJudy Rizk - Alexandria University
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Proceedings - Baylor University. Medical Center, Vol.34(4), pp.498-499
- DOI
- 10.1080/08998280.2021.1889297
- PMID
- 34219937
- PMCID
- PMC8224196
- NLM abbreviation
- Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent)
- ISSN
- 0899-8280
- eISSN
- 1525-3252
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- Number of pages
- 2
- Alternative title
- Acute Purulent Pericarditis Treated Conservatively With Intrapericardial Fibrinolysis and Intrapericardial and Systemic Antibiotics
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 07/04/2021
- Academic Unit
- Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984756262702771
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